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C – Troubleshooting
Useful Programs and Files for Debugging
C-30 IB6054601-00 D
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C.9.3
Summary of Useful Programs and Files
Useful programs and files are summarized in the table below. Descriptions for some
of the programs and files follow. Check
man pages for more information on the
programs.
Table C-2. Useful Programs and Files
Program or file name Function
Use to verify
homogeneity?
boardversion File. Check the version of the installed
InfiniPath software.
Yes
chkconfig Check configuration state, enable/disable
services, including drivers.
No
ibstatus Checks status of InfiniBand devices when
OpenFabrics is enabled.
No
ibv_devinfo Lists info about InfiniBand devices in use.
Use when OpenFabrics is enabled.
No
ident Identifies RCS keyword strings in files. Can
check for dates, release versions, and other
identifying information.
Yes
ipath_checkout A bash shell script that performs sanity
testing on cluster using InfiniPath hardware
and software. If the program is run without
errors, the node is properly configured.
Yes
ipath_control A shell script that can be used to manipulate
various parameters for the InfiniPath driver.
This script gathers the same information
contained in boardversion, status_str,
and version.
Yes
ipathbug-helper
A shell script that gathers status and
history information for use in analyzing
InfiniPath problems.
Yes
ipath_pkt_test Tests the InfiniBand link and bandwidth
between two InfiniPath HCAs, or, using an
InfiniBand loopback connector, within a
single InfiniPath HCA.
No
ipathstats Displays both driver statistics, and hardware
counters, including both performance and
"error" (including status) counters
No
lsmod Shows status of modules in the Linux kernel.
Can use to check whether drivers are loaded.
No